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Comportamiento epidemiológico de la obesidad y factores de riesgo asociados en la población rural de Cumbe, Ecuador
(2017) Ortiz Benavidez, Rina; Torres , Maritza; Peña Cordero, Susana Janeth; Palacio Rojas, Marcos; Crespo, José Alfredo; Sánchez , Juan Fernando; Pineda Alvarez, David Manuel; Ordoñez, María Gratzia; Añez, Roberto J.; Rojas, Joselyn; Bermúdez, Valmore
Introduction: Obesity is one of the most important pandem- ics worldwide with important personal, family and govern- mental consequences. The epidemiological data of obesity in rural populations of Ecuador are limited, so the objective of this research was to estimate the prevalence and associated factors of obesity in individuals of the rural parish of Cumbe, Ecuador. Materials and methods: This cross-sectional, analytical field study included 371 individuals of both sexes over 18 years of age residing in the rural parish of Cumbe, who were ap- plied a complete clinical history. Obesity was defined accord- ing to the criteria of the World Health Organization (WHO) in normopeso, overweight and obesity. A multivariate logistic regression model was constructed for the estimation of Odds Ratios (95% CI) to determine associated factors with obesity. Results: The prevalence of overweight and obesity was 34.7% (n = 140) and 19% (n = 71). Women had a higher prevalence of obesity (21.8%) than men (13.5%). Associ- ated factors with obesity were: be a woman (OR=3.61; 95%CI:1.38-9.47, p=0.009), the personal history of type 2 di- abetes mellitus (OR=3.54; 95%CI:1.10-11.39; p=0,034), be a former smoker (OR=3.48, 95%CI:1.02-11.83, p=0.045), had low physical activity (OR=2.17; 95%CI:1.02.4.63; p=0.043), increased waist circumference (OR=3,23; IC95%:1,37-7,62; p=0.007) and personal history of hypertension (OR=5.44; IC95%:2.04-14.45; p=0.001). Conclusions: It was evidenced a low prevalence of obesity, similar to those reported in the country, but low in compari- son with other latitudes. Being a female, former smoker, low physical activity, hypertensive, diabetic or with increased waist circumference were the associated factors with obesity, so they should be taken into account at the time of prevention and health promotion.
Reporte de la situación actual del tabaquismo en la población rural de Quingeo, Ecuador
(2017) Garces Ortega, Juan Pablo; Bermúdez, Valmore; Ortiz Benavidez, Rina; Ludizaca Gonzalez, Diana Paola; Torres Perez, Angelica Estefania; Cárdenas Calle, Juan Pablo; Encalada Mora, Pedro Andres; Jacome Verdugo, Giovanny Homero; Pineda Alvarez, David Manuel; Vasquez Procel, Xavier Alfredo; Torres , Maritza; Bermejo , Angélica; Añez, Roberto J.; Rojas, Joselyn
Introduction: Tobacco use has expanded worldwide and is a major modiﬁable risk factor for chronic noncommuni-cable diseases. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine the epidemiological behavior of smoking and associated factors in the rural population of Quingeo, Ecuador.Materials and methods: A cross-sectional, analytical ﬁeld study was carried out in which 530 individuals of both sexes over 18 years of age were selected from the rural population of Quingeo through a multi-stage ran-dom sampling. A complete medical history and physical examination were applied. Smoking was classiﬁed as: non-smokers; current smokers and former smokers. A lo-gistic regression model was constructed to estimate Odds Ratio (95% CI) for factors associated with being a current smoker.Results: 12.8% (n=68) were current smokers, 7.9% (n=42) former smokers and 79.3% (n=420) did not smoke. A statistically signiﬁcant association was found between smoking status and labor status (χ2=18.472, p<0.001), socioeconomic status (χ2=16,138, p<0.003) and educational status (χ2=24,539, p<0.001), where em-ployees and with a secondary and higher education pre-sented the highest prevalence of current smokers, while the lower class presented the lowest prevalence of current smokers. The main risk factors for smoking were male (OR=10.33, 95% CI: 4.69-22.77, p<0.001), alcohol con-sumption (OR=4.51, 95%CI: 2.10-9.67, p<0.001), and high abdominal circumference (OR= 2.35, 95% CI: 1.05-5.23, p= 0.036).Conclusions: We report a low prevalence of current smok-ers in the rural population of Quingeo. Factors associated with being a smoker were male gender, work status, edu-cational level, socioeconomic status, alcohol consumption and abdominal obesity. Anti-smoking campaigns should be maintained by promoting a healthy lifestyle, with an emphasis on alcohol users and obese people.